Defensive Pistol

Course Outline Course Goal: To develop the knowledge, skills and attitude to carry and use a concealed pistol ethically, responsibly, and with confidence. Length of Course: This course is objective based. Instructors should focus on the development of skills identified in the learning objectives, practice the course and create a schedule as appropriate. With this in mind, ensure that you provide a course schedule to your students, and keep your lessons as close as possible within your published schedule. Ensure that classes over 10 hours are conducted over a period of two or more days. Facility: Range or classroom as appropriate.

Participant equipment requirements: For participants to be successful in this course, they should have the following items, either personally owned or provided: • Quality pistol appropriate for concealed carry – recommend minimum of 9mm or .38 Special • Pocket pistols for short range exercises, if a student has one they would like to shoot. However, during this course, students should use strong side hip holsters. • Quality strong side hip holster – recommend form fitted leather or kydex, must cover trigger/trigger guard • Quality Belt, designed to carry a holster and a firearm strongly recommended • Quality factory ammunition suitable for practice. Encourage students to have at least two hundred rounds. • Spare magazines or speed loaders with appropriate pouches – at least two spares. • Clothing appropriate for concealed carry • Eye protection • Hearing protection – recommend electronic

Course Objectives As a result of their participation in this course, your students should be able to explain, and or demonstrate the following: • The importance of carrying and using a pistol responsibly and ethically for personal protection • How the Rules for Safe Gun handling are applied to concealed carry • Basic principles of concealment • Presenting a pistol – reholster • Mental awareness • Mental Preparation to develop a defensive mindset for carrying and using a pistol for personal protection • Techniques for avoiding life-threatening confrontations • Explain the psychological and physiological changes that may occur during an attack • Flash sight picture • Reload under stress • Clear common stoppages – immediate action drills • Present a pistol from concealment and reholster • Cover and concealment • Present a pistol from concealment and shoot targets at varying distances • Move off the line of attack and shoot